MR Pridiyathorn Devakula (right), governor of
the Bank of Thailand, hosted a dinner for VIP administrators at Le Crystal. He
was welcomed by Riddamrong Disakul (left), the owner of Le Crystal, Chiang
Mai.

Chaleenuch Visith (right), director of public
relations for the Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi, Chiang Mai, recently
welcomed a group from Allure, a famous Korean lifestyle and fashion magazine, to
the resort during their visit to Chiang Mai. The group had come to Chiang Mai in
order to do a fashion shoot at the resort and promote the city as a destination
for Korean tourists.

Dr. Weerachai Na Nakorn (inset), director of
the Botanical Garden Organisation, presided over the International Conference on
Tropical Plants, held in honour of the 60th
anniversary of HM the King Bhumibol’s ascent to the throne. The conference was
held at the Botanic Resort, Queen Sirikit Botanical Gardens.

Dr. Pongsak Angkasith (left), president of Chiang
Mai University, and Dr. Dang Vu Binh (right), rector of Hanoi Agricultural
University, sign a joint contract for General Agreement for Academic Exchange
and opened the CMU Education and Research Coordination Center at Hanoi
Agricultural University in Vietnam on August 3.